Nakanunara, nakumadematou, hototogisu

From this page on wiki describing the Sengoku period in Japan


Famous Sengoku Daimyo

• Oda Nobunaga
  
• Toyotomi Hideyoshi
  
• Tokugawa Ieyasu
  

The contrasting personalities of the three leaders who contributed the most to Japan's final unification—Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, and Ieyasu—are encapsulated in a series of three well known senryu:

• Nakanunara, koroshiteshimae, hototogisu (If the cuckoo does not sing, kill it.)
  
• Nakanunara, nakashitemiseyou, hototogisu (If the cuckoo does not sing, coax it.)
  
• Nakanunara, nakumadematou, hototogisu (If the cuckoo does not sing, wait for it.)
  

Nobunaga, known for his ruthlessness, is the subject of the first; Hideyoshi, known for his resourcefulness, is the subject of the second; and Ieyasu, known for his perseverance, is the subject of the third verse.


Inspired by Ieyasu's wisdom, I will wait.

Much like Ieyasu, I find myself surrounded with difficult challenges between me and my goals.
And much like him, I find myself coming up with plans on how to set the wheels in motion to hopefully make my plans a reality.

But this feels like the time to wait. And to slowly set the stage....